Extension-table.



No. 863,994. PATENTED AUG. 20,1190?.

C. INZIEILLI.. .EXTENSION TABLE.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 1,

PATENTED AUG. 20, 1907.

C. INZIRILLI.

EXTENSION TABLE. APPVLIUATION FILED 001218. 1906.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

W/TNESSES gy-Www@ ATTORNEYS' PATENTBD AUG. V2Q, 1907.

C. INZIRL EXTENSION TABLE.

APPLIUATION FILED 001213, 190s.

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W/TNESSES M c. INZIEILEI. EXTENSION TABLE. APPLIO-ATION FILED 00T 181906 W/TNESSES titi win besinydiiitie'rsisoei 'omerotjeettieniiigsgne'CHARLES malaria-r,

narran@ espion.

OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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To all whom 'it may concern;

Be it known that I, Cnanrins Il tzmstnja citizen oi 'the United- States,andaresidentofthe cit',r oi New York, (borough of Manhattam)in,the.,county and fizltate lof New york; hveliiiteii; 1,'tension-Table, of(

and exact description @den t,

'This'inventionrelates@v tables, ts i Simple ih'tmtia an vementsinentension rovide'mean tive ii operation, for

imesin con-i nection-theftabl @idccomentan and eral @mastery invenilievaccolnparilying special arrangementofthe.

' drawings and escription,` fin Vv`which' tively, towhich arevatlixecl-the table top members 12A and '13.

drawings Figure lis a side elevat 'oianextension table embodying myinvention; Fig;.2is'a,botton1plan thereof Fig. 3 is a vertical sectiontaken o n'the line oi Fig.

2;-Fig. 4 is a sectionalelevation showing the leai mechanisl'n 5 isavertical section taken on the line 5-5' Secured to the under'sidesfofthe frame are.

4tranwerse beams 14 and braces 14, to the underside of which beams crossplates are attached, and to theseT i vcross plates 15 Yare 'securedtheusual legs 16. The 'dec-.r tionsof the main frame are also providedwith slideI connections 18. of substantiallyr the' usual form,'^the\'outer members bf which/are connected with an auxil-l iary frame havinggui'de bars'l9 xedlvattached to hangers which'have' et ending centralportions ,"iorming pockets 2.1 adaptd to receive the extension-` leaveso a table. The hangers 20, oppositely disposed K toeach other, are'connected by a crossplate y22,to thev f center of which is secured atubular"- pedestal 23 which lforms the central leg ,of th'e table. Thepedestal 23 Apreferably has a metal sleeve 24 in which a tubular- .fstandard 25 is, movablymounted andprovided with a the up-p'erfcnd of the.pedestal 23, and is provided with straight teeth 28 for engaging racks29, one rack being secxn'ed toone section oi'the main frame, whileftheother' rackg'is' secured to the opposite section oi said vemit: "Thegears? italic provided with set/e1 teeth 30 for .engaging the teethofasegm'ental pinion 31, this Eatented'ug. 20, 190'?.

outward near one side of the table Where it may be engaged by anysuitable turning device, such for instance, 4'as a, crank key or handwheel. The shaft 32 passes through the pedestal-23 and` through oppositelongitu- 'dnal slots33 and 34 termed in the standard 25. Withlin thestandard 25 the shaft 32 is provided with a long tooth designed toengage with the teeth of a rack 37 secured to the inner side oi thestandard 25. The inner side o i the pedestal 23 has a chamber 38 forreceiving ,a latch spring 39,- the -lowerend-o which spring beingsecured to the pedestal whilethe' upper end is curved inward and passesthrough a slot 40 formed in the ,standardf opposite to 'a streit-tooth`36, attached to the other, .the long tooth 35m line with the rack 37,and the spring 39. The inwardly curved free end 41 ofthe latch spring39, Vas clearly shown in Fig. 2, is lateral to the body portion ofthespring so that the upper end of lthe spring properiorms' a pawl forengaging-ratchet Vteeth 4 2 formed on the outei side of the standard 25.Extension leaves 43 and 44 are hinged to the sections of .the mainAframe and the extension leaf 43 provided on its lunder side with'plates 47 having a hinged connection with links 48 provided ontheirouter ends with lugs 49 which'engage guide ways 50 secured totheu'nder side of one o the sections ofthe main frame of the table. Theleaf has attached to -its under side hinge plates 51. pivotally"connected with 'links 52 extending lugs ,iorengaging Aguide ways 52*attached to the opposite sectionvo the main frame of the table.

The hinge plages 51 attached to the extension leaf 44,V it willbe'noted," are somewhat longetthan thefcorrespending plates 47-attachedt0 the extension leaf 43, and that'iii the guides 5o stops 5s are mangesfor engaging with rthe lugs'on the links I48 to hold the leaf 43 Vinproper `position relatively to the 'carrying plate 26.` The guides 52are provided with similaristops 54 for the same purpose.' The'bingeplates 51 attached the extension leaf 44 are made longerthan thecorresponding hinge plates 47 of the extension leaf 43, and the pivotalconnections of the hingel plates 51 with the Alinks 52 are furtherremoved from .the edge of theextension leaf than the correspondingpivotal connections between the hinge plates 47 and the links 48 so asto enable the extension leaf 44 to'drop in advance of the leaf 43 whenthe sections ofthe table are beingV closed together, thereby enablingthe extension leaf 43 to be arranged over the leai 44, as shownf'in Fig.3, and mo to permit the extension leaf 43 to be arranged in advance ofthe leaf 44 when the' table is being opened. Auxiliary leaves and 46 aresupported oul the carrying plate 26 and arranged below theextension'leaves 43 and 44 Awhen the table is iullyclosed, as showninFig. 7.

1 When the device is in nse and it is desired to insert shat 32. Theteeth-35 and are off-set from each.

@magasin so in linewith their@ enti ,41 of the' latch which areprovided. on their free aids with istemiiy los sesso@ alternately withthe segmental pinion and engage said rack and ratchet. Y

6. An extension table comprising a main frame composed of separablesections, a central auniliary frame conneted thereto and provided with apedestal and with op-v posltely disposed hangersformlng pockets adaptedto contain a number of extension leaves, sliding guide bars connectingthe sections of the main frame with the auxiliary frame, a tubularstandard mountedA to move vertically on said pedestal and provided onits top with a carrying plate in position to support saro leaves in saidpocket, and

,in its sides with longitudinal slots, and with a vertical rack on itsinside, a vertical series of ratchet teeth on its outside, a pawlmounted on said pedestal in position to engage with said teeth, racksattached to sections of the main frame, a gear wheel mounted on theauxiliary frame engaging said racks, a segmental gear also engaging saidgear wheel and mounted on, a shaft which ls journaled in said pedestaland extends into the interior of said standard through said longitudinalslots, and teeth on said shaft on the side opposite said segmental gearadapted to engage said rack and pawl.

7. An extension table comprising a main frame coxn- Y posedl ofseparable sections, a central auxiliary frame connected thereto andprovided'wth a pedestal, sliding guide bars4 connecting the sections ofthe main frame with the auxiliary frame, a vertically adjustablestandard mounted to move vertically onsaid pedestal and `provided with'a' carrying plate, extension leaves resting on said plate, saidstandard being also'provided with longitudinal slots, and 'provided onits inside with a vertical rackand on its outside with a vertical seriesof ratchet teeth, a spring pawl mounted on said pedestal in position toengage with said teeth and having its free end projecting into theinterior i of said standard through one of said slots, racks attachedsaid standard.

to the sections of the main frame, a gear wheel mounted on theauxlliarytrame engaging said racks, a segmental gear also engaging saidgear wheel and mounted on a shaft which is journaled in said pedestal,and extends into the .interior of said standard through the other ofsaid slots,

and teeth off-set from each other mounted on said shaft on the sideopposite said segmental gear adapted to engage the rack in the interiorof said standard and -the free end of said spring pawl.

8. An extension table comprising a main frame having separable sections,a central auxiliary frame connected thereto and provided witha-pedestal, sliding guide bars connecting the auxiliary frame with thesections of the mainframe, a tdhular standard "mounted to movevertically on'said pedestal and provided with atseries of`longitudinally extending ratchet teeth 'on .its outer surface, a

longitudinal rack on its inner surface and a longitudinal slot, a seriesof extension leaves carried on said standard, a spring pawl attached tothe auxiliary frame engaging said ratchet teeth and having its endextending through said slot'lnto the interior of the standard, a shaftjournaled in said pedestal extending into the interior of the standardthrough a longitudinal slot therein, and provided Wth a ,finger withinsaid standard infpositlon to release said pawl from engagement with saidratchet teeth, and a fingeradapted` to' travel in advance of the lastnamed linger to engage the/teeth of said rack and lower In testimonywhereof IA have signed my name to this l specification in the presenceof two subscribing Witnesses.

p CHARLES mzminni.

Witnesses: 4 u A JNO. AM. Rir'rnn,

C R. FERGUSON.

